Garden City Family Attorney Profiles

Robert A. Moran, Partner—Garden City matrimonial and family law attorney

Admitted to practice

• New York State Bar (1960)

Education

• Juris Doctor, St. John’s University (1960)
• Bachelor of Arts, St. John’s University (1957)

Memberships

• Nassau County Bar Association (Sections: Matrimonial Law; Family Law)
• New York State Bar Association (Sections: Matrimonial Law; Family Law)

Biography

• Counsel, New York State Senate Banks Committee (1969-1972)
• Counsel, Deputy Majority Leader, New York State Senate (1973-1974)

Robert H. Brodrick, Partner—Garden City matrimonial and family law attorney

Admitted to practice

• New York State Bar (1960)
• U.S. Supreme Court (1964)

Education

• Juris Doctor, Brooklyn Law School (1959)
• Bachelor of Arts, Hofstra University (1956)

Memberships

• Nassau County Bar Association (Chairman: Family Law Committee, 1984-1986)
• New York State Bar Association (Section: Family Law)
• American Bar Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Biography

• Listed, Best Lawyers in America (1997—)
• Lecturer: Nassau Academy of Law; New York Bar Association; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Author:
  • "Prenuptial Agreements," NYSBA, Continuing Legal Education Series (November 1985)
  • "The Qualifications, Use and Cross-Examination of Financial Expert Witnesses," Nassau Academy of Law, CLE Series (May 1987)
  • "Agreements After Marriage," Nassau Academy of Law, CLE Series (November 1988)
  • "Basic Trial Preparation and Techniques," Nassau Academy of Law, CLE Series (May 1990)
  • "The Tax Consequences to Each Party in the Distribution of Marital Property," New York Domestic Relations Reporter (November 1992)
  • Past President, Matrimonial and Family Law Committee, Nassau County Bar Association
  • Former Assistant Dean, Nassau Academy of Law
  • Founder, Master and Former President, New York Family Law American Inn of Court
  • Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Thomas A. Elliot, Partner—Garden City matrimonial and family law attorney

Admitted to practice

• New York State Bar (1993)

Education

• Juris Doctor, Brooklyn Law School (1992)
• Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (1987)

Memberships

• Nassau County Bar Association (Sections: Matrimonial and Family Law)
• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Barrister, New York Family Law American Inn of Court

Biography

• American Jurisprudence Award in Commercial Transactions, Commercial Paper and Banking (1991)
• American Jurisprudence Award in Family Law (1991)
• Recipient, American Bar Association Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Performance in Courses of Land Use and Local Government (1991-1992)
• Associate Editor, New York Domestic Relations Reporter, Matthew Bender & Co. (1997-1998)
• Member Editorial Board, New York Family Law Monthly (2009)
• Author, "Non-Compliance with the 'Opt-Out' Provisions of the CSSA", New York Family Law Monthly (June 2009)

Reported Cases

• Gravenese v. Marchese, 57 A.D.3d 992, 870 N.Y.S.2d 444 (2d Dept. 2008)
• Danzy v. Jones-Moore, 54 A.D.3d 858, 863 N.Y.S.2d 761 (2d Dept. 2008)
• Ciampa v. Ciampa, 47 A.D.3d 745, 850 N.Y.S.2d 190 (2d Dept. 2008)
• Fasano v. Fasano, 43 A.D.3d 988, 842 N.Y.S.2d 517 (2d Dept. 2007)
• Guskin v. Guskin, 18 A.D.3d 814, 796 N.Y.S.2d 642 (2d Dept. 2005)
• Falgoust v. Falgoust, 15 A.D.3d 612, 790 N.Y.S.2d 532 (2d Dept. 2005)

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